Blueberry Muffin Recipe

This muffin recipe has to be one of our favourites for the spring and summer time. Eaten on picnics, at the beach, or with a glass of fruity wine in the evening while watching the sun disappear below the horizon. Whilst we are not currently offering blueberry muffins – watch the website during the summer months, when blueberries are in season. In the meantime, we do offer lots of other lovely flavours, which we can deliver anywhere in the UK, for friends, family or you can have them sent to yourself as a well earned treat.
Ingredients for 12 large blueberry muffins

14 oz plain flour
6 oz castor sugar
3 tsp baking powder
4 fl oz melted butter or sunflower oil
2 large free range eggs
6 fl oz full fat milk
1 large orange, juice pulp and zest
1 tsp best vanilla extract
6 oz fresh or frozen blueberries
12 bun muffin tray, either with or without cases, which ever you prefer.

Method Turn on oven to 190 deg C. Mix together the sieved flour, sugar and baking powder, making sure they are well combined. Then whisk together the eggs, milk, butter, orange pulp & juice and vanilla. Pour this liquid into the dry ingredients, and fold together gently and carefully. Do not over mix, just enough so that there’s no flour showing – a few lumps is perfectly fine. If you over mix or beat the mixture then you will have tough muffins !! Gently fold in the blueberries, and orange zest. If you are using frozen blueberries there is no need to defrost them first, as they will hold their shape better if cooked from frozen.
Divide the mixture equally between 12 muffin cases, and bake immediately at 190 deg C for approximately 22-24 minutes, or until they are well risen and just firm to the touch. Leave in the muffin tin for 5 minutes to firm up, before turning out onto a cooling rack. They can be left to cool, or eaten warm – if you can leave them alone that long !!!!

These are also lovely served with a white chocolate sauce, made from 7 fl oz double cream brought to the boil then added to 8 oz good quality white chocolate, stirred until the chocolate has melted. Yum !
Muffins are best eaten within a couple of days, but can be stored in an airtight

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